Comments on: Fun, Frugal, Family & Friends Outings

By: The Saved Quarter

The Saved Quarter — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I just posted today about finding free frugal activities in the Bay Area with kids, but I think the ideas hold in many parts of the country. Free museum days, community events, concerts in the park, all kinds of things can be fun and free for people of all ages. You just have to know how to look!

Also, I’ve discovered Mystery Shopping. Recently, my husband and I have gone on a few free dates by being secret shoppers, including bowling, a bar, several restaurants, and TV shopping. For my husband, that counts as a date!

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I love what you said about parking. My wife hates paying for parking, I do not mind dropping a couple of bucks for convenience. So we sometimes argue when trying to find parking as it gets stressful to agree. I hate driving around wasting time, she hates paying money! But we both agree on never paying for valet. The cost skyrockets there. We live in chicago area, and downtown garage parking can get really expensive. But now we’ve found a few cheaper garages and less busy areas with cheaper meter parking to save money. Now we go right for those spaces to save arguments and time! But for me– i dont mind paying 10 extra bucks to save time and save us from arguing

By: craig

craig — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I like some of the free concert series the community puts up. Sometimes you find good cover bands who play.

By: Zach @College for 10k

Zach @College for 10k — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

By far the most fun I ever had was a welcome back party we had for one of my friends who was gone for the summer.

We held it at a local state park and all brought food.

We played disc golf (awesome game) and ultimate frisbee (another great game) both for completely free!

What a fun afternoon…

By: Vitaly Tennant

Vitaly Tennant — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Awesome article!! Very helpful and to the point.
Frugal lifestyles aren’t really diagnosed as they should be, since most of what we see is Rich entertainment and environment.
Keep up the great work.